Sally Pierce is the cliche definition of popular, pretty and rich. After a drunk driving accident resulting in a very crushed Ferrari and an extremely angry dad, Sally Pierce is shipped off to Crushwood Secondary College, a prestigeous boarding school in the middle of no -where.
Looking for excitement in the most boring place in existence , Sally befriends a loner geek, Clara Travers, and helps her attract the hottest guy on campus.
Along the way , Sally experiences love, heartbreak and betrayal , as she receives creepy letters from a psycho stalker, and falls in love with her new best friend's boyfriend; AKA the hottest guy on campus. With her locked up in boarding school 24/7 , with an boy obsessed roomate , nerdy best friend, and a mysteriously obssesive stalker, Sally's bound for a hell of a not-so boring year of boarding school.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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